verb
- to interrupt a speaker with critical or hostile comments
Examples
- The comedian was heckled by audience members throughout his performance.
- Protesters began to heckle the politician during his speech.
- She tried to ignore the people who heckled her from the back of the room.
- The speaker remained calm despite being heckled repeatedly.
- Security removed the man who continued to heckle the presenter.
- Don’t heckle the performers – it’s rude and disruptive.